People

If I didn't write about what happened to me today, then I should just give this whole blogging thing up. So here it goes...

I was waitressing Sunday brunch. Taking a couple's order when a group of seven sat themselves. I walked over to the table after I was done with the couple, and the lady said, "where the hell are the menus?" I went to the hostess stand, brought them menus, she opened one, and said, "I want the chicken and rice dish that is one the dinner menu." I said it was actually Sunday brunch, so the menu was a little different this morning. She turns to her father (I guess that is who it was) and says, "we are never coming here again." In the course of the meal, these people:
- DEMANDED a dish be made for them that was off the menu.
- Sent back three cups of coffee because they said it was cold after I had just made them.
- DEMANDED the food be ready in 5 minutes.
- Used the f-bomb (there was a young family sitting three tables away) four times.
- Said, "Where is your manager? I want her phone number and email address. You will not be here a week from today."
- Received their food, took one look at it, got up, and left. No, they didn't pay (I did have a delicious chicken and rice lunch today!)

I know. I should have threw that piping hot cup of coffee at that lady's face. Instead, I cried. Oh did I ever. Cried, cried, cried. Baby status.

My poor co-worker was trying to make me feel better. "Hey, you should do something fun today. Like, go get margaritas....or go to a museum!"

I was telling my father this story, he was of course shocked. Said he and my mother were at a friend's house lastnight and they told him they had gotten handwritten hate mail after a column he had written about how the ex-swimmers had taken pieces of tile from the floor of the pools before the closed the WAC (this was an emotional moment for some people-- we had spent at least 6 hours every day of high school at this place.) These letters said they would be reported to the police.
Can you believe people?

If you are reading this, please don't be one of these people. Besides realizing that servers are people too, don't ever be rude to the same person who is about to serve you lunch. This lady must have never seen "Waiting." Ha.

I did one of the stupidest things I have ever done after a too many drinks lastnight. ONLINE SHOPPING. I had to remind myself this morning what I actually bought.

Have a good week everyone...